In Avetmore palace, Queen Emily was still fuming about her possessions being sold to pay the workers. She blamed Meryln and her family for it. She believed that Scot would not have been so harsh if Meryln, his brother and uncle were not involved. It did no help that her mother-in-law gloated over her every chance she got and her friend Theo kept on fuelling her hatred for Meryln and her family. Theo had a new agenda to get into the council but knew that Sir Usher would advise King Scot against it. He convinced Queen Emily that once he was was in the council, he would influence other council members to pressurise the king to get her more involved in decision making like Queen Lydia once was and make her even more powerful. He had already bribed the council members into accepting him but it
